Economics
Canada Budget Deficit Widens in July
Canada’s federal deficit widened to C$4.77 billion in July 2026 from C$1.51 billion a year earlier, as fiscal expenditures increased. Program expenses, excluding net actuarial losses, rose 5.1% to C$41.81 billion, largely due to higher direct program expenses and major transfers to persons, partly offset by lower pollution pricing proceeds returned to Canadians. Public debt […]
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Paraguay GDP Growth Slows in 2Q26
Paraguay’s economy grew 4% year over year in the second quarter of 2026, easing from an upwardly revised 7.3% expansion in the previous quarter. Agriculture grew 11.1%, driven by higher production of soybeans, rice, beans, sunflower and tobacco, as well as corn, cotton, sesame and yerba mate. Net external demand made the largest contribution to […]
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Canada 10-Year Yield Eases From 3-Year High
Canada’s 10-year government bond yield eased to around 3.92% after touching a near three-year high of 4% on September 24th, as falling oil prices halted a sharp sell-off in global bonds. Lower oil prices tempered inflation concerns, pausing the broader bond-market selloff. Expectations that diplomatic efforts involving Iran and the US could make progress toward […]
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Brazil 10-Year Yield Falls as Global Surge Eases
Brazil’s 10-year government bond yield fell to 14.1% in late September as falling oil prices halted a sharp sell-off in global bonds. Lower oil prices tempered inflation concerns, pausing the broader bond-market sell-off, amid expectations of progress in diplomatic efforts between Iran and the US. Meanwhile, domestic factors put upward pressure on yields, as Brazil’s […]
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Economic Calendar: Trump-Xi summit yields no breakthrough
President Xi’s first visit to the United States in over a decade ended without a major breakthrough. While both sides expressed a desire to maintain stable bilateral relations, persistent disputes over Taiwan, artificial intelligence, tariffs, and the war in Iran remained unresolved. Announcements were limited to an extension of the existing trade truce and the […]
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Japanese Yields Track Treasury Yields Higher
Japan’s 10-year government bond yield climbed to around 3.1% on Friday, reaching its highest levels since 1996 and following the rise in US Treasury yields as expectations grew that the Federal Reserve will tighten policy further to contain inflation. Bond markets continued to grapple with elevated oil prices that are fueling inflationary pressures further, though […]
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Treasury Yields Hold at 2-Decade Highs
The yield on the US 10-Year Treasury note held just below 5.2% on Friday, remaining near its highest level since 2007, while the 30-year yield stood around 5.48%, its highest since 2004. Borrowing costs have climbed as elevated oil prices and resilient US economic data fueled inflation concerns, strengthening expectations that the Federal Reserve may […]
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UK Consumer Confidence Hits More Than 2-Year High
The UK GfK Consumer Confidence Index rose to -13 in September 2026 from -14 in August, unexpectedly reaching its highest level since August 2024 as households became more optimistic about their personal finances. The reading was above market expectations of -16 and came shortly after the governing Labour Party came to power, adding to recent […]
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German Ifo stronger than expected but DE40 loses
German Ifo business sentiment data came in slightly above expectations. The Ifo Business Climate Index pointed to a further improvement in corporate sentiment despite another increase in energy prices. Is Germany returning to growth? German companies assessed both current conditions and the outlook for the coming months more positively, while uncertainty continued to decline. Sentiment […]
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Norges Bank raises intrest rates
Norwegian Monetary Policy Committee The deposit rate was raised by 25 bps. The market was not certain about Norges Bank’s decision, although most analysts leaned toward a 25 bps hike. It is justified mainly by CPI inflation, which remains clearly above the target of around 2% (most recently 3.3%), and by wage growth of about […]
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